The walking stick is intended as an aid for mobility and can be used for many conditions, including arthritis, knee pain, hip pain and joint replacement. A stick helps to support, balance and maintain an upright posture to the weakened frame or impaired body. The walking stick helps to distribute the body weight and ease pressure on lower limbs or weak muscles.
The oldest aid for mobility known to man is the walking stick, after he bent down to pick up a sturdy branch to help him tread over rough or hilly terrain, or to aid him after a leg or lower back injury. The walking stick is probably one of the first tools man ever learned to use, and could also be used as a handy weapon should he need to defend himself.
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As time travelled on, the walking stick evolved from not only an aid for mobility but also, an item of fashion. In ancient Egypt sticks and staffs were functional and a means of identifying the trade and social standing of the person carrying it. They were used by almost everyone, from the Pharaoh with his finely carved and highly decorated stick, to the Shepherd with his simple crook.
It became obvious that Tutankhamen was very fond of sticks when 132 of them were found in his tomb.
Through time the stick or cane has represented different symbols including faith, power and magic. Sticks and staffs of the church are still being decorated with religious adornments, and as a symbol of their power kings would have their sticks embellished with priceless jewels. Decorative sticks have been made out of anything from wood to glass, including gold, silver, ivory, porcelain, and whalebone vertebrae.
'Secret' sticks were made to serve a dual purpose and intended for the use of hiding or storing something such as secret documents, or perhaps even a sword, or gun. Henry VII had a multi purpose 'secret' stick which had a gold finish. The stick contained a pair of tweezers, two gold compasses, a file, a knife with a gold handle, a golden ruler, and a perfume dispenser in the top.
The 19th century was the golden age of the walking stick with famous jewellers such as; Tiffany, Faberge and Cartier all manufacturing fabulous designer knobs for sticks.
In the 21st century, the stick is no longer popular as a fashion item, and is used mainly by hikers and hill walkers, or those who have mobility problems due to health or age, and require an aid for mobility.
This simple walking aid has improved immensely since man's first walking stick made from the tree branch. The stick is now available in lightweight aluminium, and a convenient 'folding' stick is now available, and a height adjustable stick can also be obtained.
The range of aids for mobility today, include walking frames, height adjustable walking frames, folding walking frames, crutches, tri walkers, rollators, wheelchairs and mobility scooters.
If you use a walking stick, then you have a good companion.
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